Tags: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Harem, Isekai, School Life
Sub-Tags: OP, Strong Lead, Slapstick, Dungeons
Synopsis:
In the midst of the academy’s intra-school magic competition, the sinister Demon Cult finally showed its true colors. Seiichi, using his unparalleled cheat abilities, managed to neutralize the enemies. However, in their final act of defiance, a spell was cast, sending Seiichi to the underworld. The sudden and tragic demise of Seiichi left everyone in shock. Yet, Saria and the others unwaveringly believed, “Seiichi will be alright,” holding onto the hope that he would return alive.
Meanwhile, in the underworld, Seiichi found himself on a quest to defeat the King of Evil Spirits in order to return to the living. Even in death, his cheat abilities don’t fail him!? The highly anticipated seventh instalment of the popular series is here! (Source: Hanashi Media)
Heroes, Demons and The Underworld!
Seiichi Fights the Separation Arc
Landing in the underworld, my newest review catches up on the latest adventures of Seiichi and the gang as The Fruit of Evolution reaches its seventh volume.
Continuing off from Seiichi’s surprise visit to the land of the dead, the latest volume in the series starts with the titular protagonist coming up against the undead king to gain his freedom. In this series’ signature slapstick style, however, Seiichi’s ascendancy to something beyond godhood leads hilariously to one of the shortest separation arcs in light novel history – defeating the strongest undead before it can finish its speech.
If that wasn’t enough of a surprise, in a showcase of just how inhuman he’s become, Seiichi manages to resurrect a few friends from the past, including his own parents. Knowing this series, though, there’s a good chance that they were only brought back simply for the unique commentary they’d bring on discovering that their son is not only popular but also has his own harem.
Danger and Diplomacy
Seiiichi’s return to the academy also signifies the start of the two main plots for the volume.
The first focuses on the problems that have been occurring at the academy ever since Seiichi’s forced trip. After Class F’s surprising achievements at the school’s tournament, they’ve been getting all the wrong sort of attention, especially from the Japanese heroes. Their overly-cocky attitude comes to a head in this volume when they discover that hitting on Seiichi’s wives leads to many a problem. Under the barrage of attacks from Seiichi, they quickly realise that they’re not all-powerful.
The second and final plot of the volume takes place as the story reaches its climax. In a continuance to the Kingdom of Windberg’s quest for peace, they decide it’s high time to hold talks with the Demonkin. Whilst the meeting between Terbelle’s finest perverts and a host of demons is a sight to behold, it is eventually interrupted by the cult of the Wicked One. Hell-bent on stopping proceedings, it leads to an equally matched battle that could go either way without Seiichi’s help.
Overall, the seventh volume of The Fruit of Evolution is one of its strongest outings to date. Featuring a complete reversal for the separation arc, a conflict between the heroes and Seiichi, and new developments in the peace talks, there’s lots of promise for the series as it heads into its eighth instalment.
The Fruit of Evolution Vol. 7
My Rating: 8.5/10
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You can read the seventh volume of this series digitally from the list of distributors found on the Hanashi Media website.
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